# What If Work Was Designed Around Life?

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Podcast: [Behind The Village Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-village-podcast-7047785)
Published: 2025-09-11T09:00:38+00:00
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## Resource

Work should serve life, not the other way around. In this episode of the Behind the Village Podcast, we talk about work life balance, slow living, and how we are choosing to live a life worth living. We introduce the new direction of the podcast and explain the first topic we're focusing on which is making work fit your life, through interviews, community stories and actionable habits. The Villager Magazine Website: https://villagermagazine.ca Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheVillagerCommunityNews/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevillagermagazine/ Newsletter: https://villagermagazine.ca/subscribe/ Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:13 Why The Podcast is Changing 01:05 The Problem of Not Being Present in Life 03:48 What “A Life Worth Living” Means to Us 06:23 Regret, Priorities and The Wake Up Call 09:38 Paying Attention to Details and Practicing Presence 13:32 New Podcast Direction 16:23 First Topic Explained: Work Life Balance

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